Lunatics
Genre	Comedy Sitcom mockumentary
Created by	Chris Lilley
Written by	Chris Lilley
Directed by	Chris Lilley
Starring	Chris Lilley
Theme music composer	Chris Lilley
Composer	Chris Lilley
Country of origin	Australia United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Chris Lilley Laura Waters
Producers	Chris Lilley Laura Waters
Production locations	Gold Coast, Australia Woolmers Estate Murwillumbah Evandale, Tasmania
Cinematography	Brigham Edgar
Editors	Hayley Dinnison Nick McDougall
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	33–38 minutes
Production companies	Princess Pictures(uncredited) Screen Queensland Fulcrum Media Finance
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	19 April 2019 (2019-04-19)
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Lunatics is an Australianmockumentarycomedy television series that premiered onNetflix on 19 April 2019. The ten-part series, written by and starringChris Lilley, continues the mockumentary style of his previousseries.^[1][2]

Lunatics is a mockumentary series that explores the lives and narrative of six different characters, all played by Lilley.^[3] Each character has his or her own eccentricity in terms of lifestyle and behaviour. The characters include fashion retailer Keith Dick; estate agent Quentin Cook; 7-foot college student Becky Douglas; 12-year old Gavin McGregor, who is an heir to anearldom; ex-pornstar Joyce Jeffries; and South African Jana Melhoopen-Jonks, a celebrity pet psychic who is also alesbian.^[4]

A review notes thatLunatics follows Lilley's previous series,Summer Heights High, but the universe expanded past the school.^[5]

There are six primary characters featured inLunatics, all portrayed byChris Lilley.

• Keith Dick - a fashion wannabe who is in love with Karen, a cash register
• Becky Douglas - a 7-foot-3 girl who has moved to California to attend college with her non-identical twin sister
• Gavin McGregor - an obnoxious 12 year old destined to become the future earl of an English country estate
• Jana Melhoopen-Jonks - a South African lesbian pet psychic to the stars
• Quentin Cook - an incompetent real-estate agent who dreams of one day becoming a famous DJ and artist
• Joyce Jeffries - a former adult film star who has become an extreme hoarder

• Leena Arora as Patika Dick
• Amanda Murphy as Marilyn
• Anne McCaffery-French as Helen
• Philip Keogan as Ken
• Joe Murray as Dylan
• Harry Radbone as Oscar
• Millie Morice as Clementine
• Emma Wilson as Colleen
• Ariana Doolan as Rashish
• Chloe Stout as Lucy
• Dylan Gavasse as Jack
• Alyssa Macintosh as Sharnay
• Cameron Leonard as Aaron
• Tracey McGown as Becky's Mum
• Darren McGown as Becky's Dad
• Katy Ferguson as Renee
• Evie Ferguson as Renee's 1st daughter
• Milly Ferguson as Renee's 2nd daughter
• Jessica Rockliff as Ingrid
• Bianca Daniels as Kylie
• Michelle Smit as Client
• Brock Thornburgh as Ethan
• Jett Thornburgh as Dustin
• Steve Minton as Brian
• Kim Kemp as Lyn
• Judi Young as Rhonda
• Antony Turrisi as Con
• Kane Sheehy as Harrison
• Min Suk Chin as Lingers (Tsun-Ling)
• Cassie Wang as Nancy

In March 2018, it was announced that Lilley had been signed byNetflix to create a 10-part series.^[7] The series was filmed on theGold Coast, Queensland.^[8]

Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Lilley would star in the lead role.^[7]

On 11 April 2019, the official trailer for the series was released. The first season was released on Netflix on 19 April 2019.^[9]

• Lunatics onNetflix
• Lunatics atIMDb

• 2019 Australian television series debuts
• 2010s Australian comedy television series
• 2010s LGBTQ-related comedy television series
• 2010s satirical television series
• 2010s Australian television miniseries
• Australian LGBTQ-related television shows
• Australian mockumentary television series
• Australian television sitcoms
• Australian satirical television shows
• Cross-dressing in television
• Australian English-language television shows
• Netflix sitcoms
• Television series about brothers
• Television series about dysfunctional families
• Television series about twins
• Race-related controversies in television
• Television shows set in California
• Television shows set in England
• Television shows set in South Africa

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